Origin Users Find Their Accounts Being Used Fraudulently To Make Purchases

Gamers are finding purchases that they didn’t make in their accounts for Electronic Arts’ Origin servicePast HacksRegular targets

Past Hacks

EA was emailed about this anomaly by Venture Beat and it provided with the following statement : Steam users have also noticed such activities in recent past but their number is smaller compared to Origin users. For both Origin and Steam, it is possible that the hackers did not get into EA’s or Valve’s respective servers. Instead, it is likely that this activity is the result of one of the recent publicized attacks, and hackers are trying email and password combinations on other sites. People has reported getting receipts on German and Russian, some are even reporting problems on Valve’s Steam service.For both Origin and Steam, it is possible that the hackers did not get into EA’s or Valve’s respective servers. Instead, it is likely that this activity is the result of one of the recent publicized attacks, and hackers are trying email and password combinations on other sites.

Regular targets

Origin has been place to use stolen credentials multiple times since it saves past payment information. In addition, many users fail to use two-factor authentication. But even that may prove futile if the hackers have gained control over the email accounts as well. If you notice any false charges in your Origin or Steam account, it better to get in touch with EA/Valve and the credit card company. Other than than, you should reset your passwords and enable two factor authentication on both accounts to avoid being targeted in future. Resource: Venture Beat